Ok, I know that I haven't written in a very long time..... Sorry.... -_-'


To Melt a Cold Heart
Part 1: Pan
Chapter 3: Marron and Ubuu (what'dya know, a couple!)
Rating: (still) PG
Note: I will now attempt to give out the secret. It is PAN/TRUNKS!!!!! ^_^ Some had it right, others had it wrong. Please, nobody be mad at me. Thank you. Also, VIDEL'S EYES ARE BLUE!!! HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT?!?

Chi-chi glared as her husband and his trainee came stomping in. It wasn't until Gohan and Pan made an appearance that she made a happy noise in her throat. "You've brought my granddaughter!" she cried to Gohan.

Goku was the only one who laughed in joy as well. The other three looked solemn.

Chi-chi stopped laughing instantly, leaving Goku to keep laughing like an idiot. "What's the problem?" she demanded.

Gohan looked a little nervous. He shifted his footing, then muttered softly. "She's here to train with Dad, Mom." He cringed in expectation of her outburst.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'HERE TO TRAIN?!?' ARE YOU SAYING THAT SHE"S GOING TO BE ANOTHER MUSCLE-BOUND THUG...... WITHOUT A BRAIN?!?"

Goku stopped laughing and joined Gohan and Ubuu in their nodding.

Pan stared, mouth apage. Uncle Goten was right! She really was a maniac...... although, in some strange way, she reminded her of her mother. Pan sighed, not wanting to think about that. Her dad would be leaving in a few minutes, and she'd never see him, or her mother, until after school started again.

"What does her mother think about this?" Chi-chi asked after a few seconds of silent pondering.

"It was a joint decision, Mom. She needs to find out who she is.... what kind of a person she is-"

"You mean a muscle-bound thug without a brain, right Dad? Perhaps I could get a job with the FBI or the CIA...." Pan said, lopsided grin on her face.

Chi-chi threw her head back and laughed. Goku grinned, not really understanding what F-B-I or C-I-A was. Gohan turned beet red. Ubuu frowned and muttered about disrespect.

Just then, a knock came from the door. It seemed hesitant. Another knock was more forceful. Chi-chi stopped laughing and answered the door.

After a hello, a family of three entered the household.

Pan didn't recognize these people, but, apparently, the others did. Even Ubuu was smiling in welcome. There was a medium height, beautiful blonde woman. Standing next to her was a short man with funky black hair and no nose. It was almost comical. When the two stepped foreward to greet everyone, a girl with almost a striking resemblance to her mother, could be seen. She looked uncomfortable, but immediately smiled when she saw Ubuu. Ubuu walked over to her and the two engaged in a heated conversation.

Gohan tore Pan's attention from the two by introducing her to Krillin and Android 18. Krillin smiled at her warmly. 18 just nodded abruptly, then started talking to Chi-chi.

Once again, Pan was left to wonder at how young they seemed. She physically shook herself, then smiled hesitantly as she walked up to the only two people her age. The blonde girl looked up, moutn set in a scowl rivaling her mother's.

"Hi!" Pan exclaimed, once again daring to hold out her hand. "My name is Pan."

The girl looked at her hand, then shook it. "I'm Marron," she said. "I never knew Gohan had a daughter."

Pan was taken aback. It wasn't the words so much as the way the other girl had said them. Her voice was filled with dislike, unwelcome, unacceptance, as if she didn't fit in.

Before she knew it, Pan felt her anger level rise. She couldn't help from retorting. "Look, I don't know what you have against me...." A glance at Ubuu showed that he had a smug smile on his face. "Either of you, but I HAVEN'T done anything wrong." With that, she walked over to the couch and sat, head in hands.

It was a few more agonizing hours before Krillan and 18 were ready to leave. But Marron stayed to train with Ubuu while Goku was going to work one-on-one with Pan.

A few minutes after they left, Gohan was ready to say goodbye. Pan went with him outside, then begged him to take her home with him, but he smiled sadly and said that he couldn't. Besides, school'd start again before she'd know it. She nodded, tears running freely down her face, then waved as he flew away.

"So," she heard a good-natured voice behind her say, "what do you want to start off with?"

She turned around slowly, then smirked. "I want to learn to fly."

He smiled. "Sure, that's easy!"